Last Saturday it was Opening Night for the 37th season of the Montgomery County Performing Arts Society, and the five dazzling stars of the evening comprise the rhythm & blues singing gr…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:00AM[ Click Any Photo to Enlarge ] In these half dozen years since its World Premiere in La Jolla, California, composer Frank Wildhorn’s ambitious musical, BONNIE & CLYDE, has had numerou…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:15AMLast week at Houston’s Wortham Theatre Center I had the privilege of attending Thursday’s Opening Night of Houston Ballet’s FALL MIXED REPERTORY, presented in advance of the company’…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:42AM[Click any photo to enlarge ] As I put pen to paper for this review, I am reminded of that wise old expression: “Better late than never.” As a critic, I have never been fond of reviewing…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:25AM[ Editor’s Note: Click any photo to enlarge ] There was a special kind of warmth and intimacy coming across the footlights when director, Jim Walker, stepped out on the Crighton Theatr…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:25AMFor those of us fortunate to have homes in The Woodlands, Texas, there have been countless opportunities through the years to enjoy the wonderful concerts of the Houston Symphony Orchestra a…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:32PMAs I close in on completion of two decades of work as a critic, I feel compelled to weigh in on what is surely destined to be one of the great New York City engineering projects of our gener…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:38PM[Click any photo to enlarge] There are rare times in the world of the theatre that all the elements just seem to come together perfectly. The current Goodspeed Opera House production of La C…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:04PM[ Click on any photo to enlarge ] It doesn’t get much better than this for residents of the once Sandy-ravaged Rockaway Beach. The pleasantly warm summer weather and low humidity have the …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:10AMFrom time to time my occasional work as a performing arts critic in Texas causes me to miss some important event here in New York. That was never truer than on last March 9th when Marc Bar…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:44PMShe is a member of America’s oldest theatrical club, The Lambs established in 1874, and those fellow Lambs who have been fortunate enough to hear talented singer and cabaret performer,…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:10PM[ CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE ] Anthony Crane as Harold Hill and Sara Jean Ford as Marian Paroo with cast. Photo by Bruce Bennett, courtesy of Theatre Under The Stars. Like the seasons…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:02AMCHICAGO lights up stage at Lone Star College-Montgomery *Courtesy Photo* [ CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE ] Last weekend approached with ominous Houston-area Friday morning thunderstorms that …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:57AMWhenever he was distressed about disturbing current events in the news, it was not uncommon for my late father to announce, “The world is going to hell in a handbasket!” If he could have…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:23AMFor those who witnessed the stunning Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics hosted by China in Beijing, the artistic talent and cultural splendor of those memorable Chine…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:22PMIt seemed more like attending some grand and joyous party than it did attending a run-of-the-mill musical. The fun began right in the elevator that took my guest and me up to the orchestra l…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:37AMAs the Young Texas Artists music competition entered its fourth decade of showcasing the very finest of our state’s young, classical musicians, it would be no surprise that last Saturday n…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:33PMWith Spring Break underway for many in surrounding Houston areas, the Theater Under the Stars offering of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT had no opening week shortage of eager y…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:02AMIt is a story of love, and it is most certainly a story of music, and when the two come together they weave a tale as sweet as the melodies that bind together all the charms of the musical…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:51PMEven before the opening curtain, there was a ballet of sorts in the Wortham Center’s soaring lobby, with its steep and rolling escalator, towering windows, and the high walls adorned with …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:36PM***Click Any Photo to Enlarge*** Before curtain time at the Nancy Bock Center for the Performing Arts, the room was filled with the familiar buzz of audience excitement that one has come to …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:03AMFor lovers of musical theatre there is something incredibly important and very wonderful going on at Conroe’s Crighton Theater. Brilliantly directed by Manny Cafeo, the current production …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:45AMIt is a bit of a fairy tale in its own right, and that may be the source of the joy that now spreads across the theatrical world leaving smiles on the faces of everyone it touches. I refer, …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 07:08AMTen months of family business in New York had kept me away from the Conroe theatre scene for a very long time, so it was especially nice last Saturday evening to follow dinner with a dear fr…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:59PMNeatly tucked away in the smaller theater of Houston’s Hobby Center one can find the unusual offerings of the TUTS UNDERGROUND. The company self-describes its productions as, “…edgy, c…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:10PMNew York’s legendary Café Society nightclub debuted in the Greenwich Village of the late 1930’s. For many years that followed it would be the Mecca for many African American jazz greats…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:42PMAn end-of-year musical treasure I discovered this past weekend is Beware of Young Girls: Kate Dimbleby Sings the Dory Previn Story, now playing at 59E59 Theaters. Created and performed by Ka…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:41AMIn the last dozen years I have had the opportunity to review several productions of the ever-popular musical, Godspell, conceived by John-Michael Tebelak with music & lyrics by Stephen S…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:36AM[ Ed. Note: Click all photos for full size. ] The art deco charms of Broadway’s St. James theater surrounded the proscenium as the orchestra let loose with a jazzy musical Prologue that…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 11:49PMWIMBLEDON, England 6 July 2014 Neither my status as an amateur tennis player nor my record as a performing arts critic would qualify me to comment on the truly remarkable Men’s Final of…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:29PMThe terrorism of the British tabloids is well remembered from such events as the abdication of King Edward VIII (in favor of his marriage to American socialite, Wallis Simpson), or the divor…
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